Receptacle



Aprii 8 1924. 1,489,807

H c. ANDERSON RECEPTACLE Filed April 4. 1923 INVENTOR C finelezisam B5 1"" ATTOR EY Patented Apr. 8, 1924.

HARRY C. ANDERSON, OF YONKERS, NEW YORK.

REOEPTACLE.

Application filed April 4, 1923. Serial No. 629,779.

in the several embodiments thereof illus-,

trated in the accompanying drawing, the receptacle is designed for use as a tea caddy.

The primary object and purpose of the present improvements is to provide a paper receptacle or holder for a small quantity of tea leaves for use by the individual in brewing a beverage which will satisfy his or her own requirements as to strength and taste. To this end, I propose to construct the holder or receptacle for the tea leaves from a single sheet of paper which can be readily folded by machine, and after the tea leaves have been placed therein may be securely and permanently sealed at its open end. Preferably, the paper sheet is folded to provide a bag or receptacle of small size of general triangular form and having foraminous or perforated walls of a single thickness of paper, and overlapping remforcing wings of a double thickness of paper which are secured together at the apex of the bag or receptacle by suitable fastening means. In the manufacture of the bag or receptacle, I use a certain grade of paper in the production of which no chemicals which would impart a disagreeable taste to the beverage upon softening of the paper stock, are employed.

It is a further object and purpose of my present improvements to provide a tea caddy or receptacle for individual use which may be inexpensively manufactured by machine. and can therefore be supplied for use in homes or in cafes or restaurants at comparatively small cost to the purchaser.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the improved paper receptacle and in the several features of construction thereof as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and subsequently incorporated in the subjoined claims.

In the drawing wherein I have disclosed several simple and practical embodiments of the invention and in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating a preferred construction of my improved receptacle;

Figure 2 is an end elevation thereof;

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the paper receptacle before sealing and illustratmg the manner in which the paper is folded;

Figures 4, 5 and 6 are views corresponding to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, illustrating a slightly different form of the device; and

Figures 7 and 8 are side elevation and end views respectively, showing a further modified form of the invention.

In the embodiment of the device illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the drawing, the bag or receptacle is hexa onal in front or side elevatlon and of triangular shape in cross section. This receptacle is formed from a single sheet of paper of suitable grade, and is folded as shown in Figure 3 to provide the opposed side walls 5 which are connected by the'bottom wall of the bag or receptacle formed from the central portion of the paper sheet. These side walls are adapted to be bent inwardly and extend in upwardly converging relation from the bottom wall. The paper sheet at each of the side edges of the walls 5 is folded or doubled upon itself as at 6, and these folded portions are each provided with an inward fold 7. In this manner, there are produced side wings of multiple thickness, said wings as indicated at 8 in Figure 1 of the drawing, adapted to be folded inwardly upon the side walls 5, the inner edges of the wings extending in upwardly converging relation from the opposite ends of the bottom of the bag or receptacle and intersecting each other adjacent the top edge of the bag.

The folded wing portions of the bag are connected by the end walls, each of which consists of an upwardly and outwardly inclined lower portion 9 and an inwardly inclined portion 10 which projects between the upper end ortions of the side walls 5 of the bag. T e end wall sections 9, and the portions of the side walls between tlie inner edges of the wings 8, and, if desired, the bottom wall of the bag, are each pro vided with a plurality of perforations 11, it being understood that the paper sheet is inated and the bag thus perforated prior to the folding thereof.

After the paper sheet has been folded to form the receptacle as above described, the mouth or upper open end of the receptacle isclosed by compressing the side walls and the overlapping wings 8 upon each other and a suitable fastening element 12 is then en aged through the overlapping upper en portions of the wings and the side walls 5 to permanently secure the same together and thus seal the mouth of the bag. If desired, a short length of string or cord 13 may be attached to this end of the bag by means of the fastening element 12. I have herein indicated this fastenin element as consisting of a metallic stap e though it is to be understood that any other desired equivalent means may be employed for this purpose.

In Figures 4, 5 and 6 of the drawing I have shown an alternative embodiment of the invention, wherein the bag or receptacle while of the same general form as that above described, is provided with the side wings or flaps 8' which are of relatively great width, each of said wings consisting of only a single fold of the paper as shown in Figure 6. Thus as illustrated in Figure 4 of the drawing, when these wings are folded upon each other on the side walls 5 their inner edges will intersect each other at a point nearer to the bottom of the bag than in the construction shown in Figure 3. In either case, however, it has been found that the wings consisting of multiple thicknesses of paper will provide adequate reinforcements for the side walls 5 of the bag so that the perforated sections thereof will not he accidentally broken.

In Figures 7 and 8 a further modification is shown, wherein the overlapping wings above referred to are altogether elimin this case merely has the side walls 5' of single thickness of paper and the end walls 9' extend inwardly and upwardly from the bottom wall in convergent relation to each other, the paper sheet having folds 14 turned inwar ly against the side walls whereby the bag is given its triangular shape. These folds and the side walls 5' of the bag are per-- manently secured together and the mouth of the bag tightly sealed by the fastening member 12'. It will be understood. of course that the side and end walls in this construction, as in those previously referred to are provided with the closely arranged perforations.

In the use of an one of the constructions above described, tile bag or receptacle containing the dry tea leaves is merely placed in the cup of hot water and by gently moving the same therein the water circulates through the perforations in the walls of the bag and is caused to thoroughly permeate Laser the tea leaves so that the beverage will possess the desired strength and taste, depending upon the length of time the bag and its contents are permitted to remain immersed in the hot water. After the fusion from the tea leaves has been properly prepared, the bag or receptacle and its contents are discarded or destroyed.

Preferably, the article is produced from high grade vegetable parchment paper which will not disintegrate or be otherwise deleteriously affected by the action of hot or boiling water so that the article will retain its original shape or condition even after it has remained immersed in the hot li uid for a relatively long period of time.

rom the foregoing description considered in connection with the accompanying drawing, the construction of the several embodiments of the device will be readily understood. The folding of the paper to form the bag or receptacle is quite simple and such receptacles may, therefore, be rapidly produced by machine in large quantities and sold at comparatively small cost. I have herein referred to several embodiments of the device which I have found to be very satisfactory in practical use. Nevertheless it will be understood that the invention might also be produced in various other alternative forms and I, therefore, reserve the privilege of adopting all such legitimate changes in the several structural features herein referred to as may be fairly considered within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A paper receptacle of the character described consisting of a sin le sheet of paper folded to' provide side, Imttom and end walls, said side and end walls being perforated and the end walls havin portions converging inwardly and upward y between said si e walls, and means for permanently sealing the mouth of the receptacle.

2. A paper rece tacle of the character described formed rom a. single sheet of paper folded to provide side, bottom and end walls, said walls being perforated, portions of said paper sheet bein folded inwardl between the side wal s and said folde portions and the side walls being compressed to ether at the mouth of the receptacle, an fastening means extending through said side walls for permanently sealing the mouth of the receptacle.

3. A paper receptacle of the character described, formed from a sin le sheet of paper folded to provide side, bottom and end walls, certain of said walls bein perforated and said paper sheet havmg portions connecting the side and end walls each folded upon itself to provide wings arranged in overlappin relation upon the outer faces of said si e walls, and fastening means extending through said wings and the side walls to permanently seal the mouth of the receptacle.

4. A paper receptacle formed from a single sheet of paper folded to provide side, ,bottom and end walls, certain of said walls being perforated, a portion of each end wall being folded inwardly between the side Walls and said paper sheet having other ortion's each com-prising a plurality of olds forming wings connecting the side and end walls and engaged against the outer faces of the side walls to reinforce the same, said win s at their inner edges and at the mouth of the receptacle being arranged in overlappin relation, and fastening means extending t rough the overlapping portions of said wings and the side walls to permanently seal the mouth of the receptacle.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name hereunder.

HARRY c. ANDERSON. 

